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Security forces keep up fight with cartel gunmen a day after the Mexican military killed a drug lordMexico's army has killed drug lord Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho. His death triggered widespread violence across the count...24 Feb, 2026, 06.31 AM IST- A drug cartel with tanks, drones and sophisticated weapons — here’s how Mexico’s deadly CJNG operated under El MenchoEl Mencho killed in Mexico raid: $15 million bounty target El Mencho is dead. Mexican forces killed Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, head ...23 Feb, 2026, 06.24 PM IST
- Weapons from US, training in Ukraine: How Mexican cartels became militarised killing machinesMexican forces killed feared cartel leader El Mencho. This sparked widespread violence and highway blockades. The Jalisco New Generation Ca...23 Feb, 2026, 06.18 PM IST
- What to know about killing of a powerful cartel leader in MexicoMexican forces have eliminated Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. This significant operation trig...23 Feb, 2026, 09.06 AM IST
- Cartel Leader El Mencho killed: Why his daughter was released early from a US prison and Trump’s role in itMexican security forces have killed Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho. He led the powerful Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Gener...23 Feb, 2026, 07.07 AM IST
- Mayhem rocks Mexico after most-wanted cartel boss is killedMexico's most wanted cartel boss, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho, was killed by security forces. This triggered widespread ...23 Feb, 2026, 06.56 AM IST
- What's happening in Mexico? Most powerful drug cartel leader killed by Mexican Army, flights cancelled, schools closed, curfew-like situationJalisco's capital, Guadalajara, was turned into a ghost town on Sunday night as civilians hunkered down. School was canceled Monday in seve...23 Feb, 2026, 05.35 AM IST
- Trump amplifies DHS alert claiming Mexican criminal groups offered up to $50,000 to kill top ICE and CBP officials; calls situation ‘so bad’US Mexico relations: US authorities have received credible intelligence about Mexican criminal groups offering cash bounties for the killin...02 Nov, 2025, 12.45 AM IST
- Mexico discounts risk of 'invasion' after Trump order to target cartelsMexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday that there would be "no invasion of Mexico" following reports that President Donald Trump h...09 Aug, 2025, 10.45 AM IST
- How Mexico's cartels recruit children and groom them into killersMexican cartels are increasingly recruiting children, some as young as six, preying on their vulnerabilities with promises of belonging. Th...28 May, 2025, 04.14 PM IST
- Mexico's Claudia Sheinbaum plans constitutional reforms as US labels drug cartels as terroristsAfter the US designated Sinaloa Cartel and other Mexican drug cartels as global terrorist organisations, Mexico's President Claudia Sheinba...21 Feb, 2025, 01.42 AM IST
- US declares Tren de Aragua, other cartels are global terrorist organizationsThe United States designated Tren de Aragua, the Sinaloa Cartel, and other drug cartels as global terrorist organizations, aiming to disrup...20 Feb, 2025, 05.10 PM IST
- Canada releases list of products covered in retaliatory tariffs on US goodsCanada's Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc announced USD 30 billion worth of retaliatory tariffs on US goods, including alcohol, appliances,...03 Feb, 2025, 06.42 AM IST
- What are the Mexican cartels, and how they have expanded their empirePresident Donald Trump has urged the State Department to designate Mexican cartels as 'foreign terrorist organizations.' The report by the ...28 Jan, 2025, 05.00 PM IST
- A look at seven emerging cartels Mexico just recognizedThe new organizations are smaller, less entrenched, and are less powerful than the older generation of Mexican cartels which were massive s...04 Sep, 2015, 03.41 PM IST
- Mexico is creating a 'monster' by using the US counterterrorism strategy on drug cartelsDespite these successes, the drug war continues to intensify and become even more brutal as new organizations form to fill the void.14 Aug, 2015, 12.41 PM IST
- What is Joaquin El Chapo's biggest challenge now that he's escaped from prisonSince Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's imprisonment 17 months ago, the nature of the Mexican drug trade has shifted.23 Jul, 2015, 01.42 PM IST
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